Patents by Inventor Wai-lap Ng

Wai-lap Ng has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 6008051
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a recombinant vector capable of directing the synthesis of gas vesicles in a non-floating cells. Cells transformed by the vector of the invention are also provided. The present invention is further directed to a method for conferring buoyancy to non-floating cells. The method of the instant invention is useful in harvesting cells, for example in fermentation processes, and in bioremediation, for example in conferring buoyancy to hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1999
    Assignee: University of Massachusetts
    Inventors: Shiladitya DasSarma, John Halladay, Wai-lap Ng